jane kim is one of them. she calls mirkarimi's act horrific, bruising his wife's arm on new year's eve. it happened days before he was officially sworn into office. >> we had to make an absolutely clear bright line rule as to how you can determine official misconduct in the future because if you aren't able to do that, then you don't set up a clear and predictable rule for future mayors. >> reporter: mayor lee avoided talking to cameras this morning but said, "the board decisions returns a convicted domestic batterer to lead the sheriff's office and i am concerned about our city's nationally recognized domestic violence program." >> we have work to do and that we both need to rise above the politics and get the job done. >> reporter: a majority of the supervisors, seven, did vote in favor of mirkarimi's removal, including scott weiner. >> you're convicted of domestic violence, you shouldn't be the chief elected law enforcement officer in san francisco. and so i felt very strongly about that. >> reporter: but